Intermediate 5th Chords

Open 5th Chords

Open 5th chords are a little more difficult to play because sometimes you have to mute some string with fingers instead of playing notes. In the 1st E5 chord there is a black note with a "X" followed by a small "1", this means that you don't sound that string and you mute it with your 1st finger. To mute the string place the finger on the string but don't press down.

When you have an option of two chords the prefered one is the first.

This time the muted string is using the 2nd finger.

All of these chords will sound full and powerful on a distorted amp or effects pedal.